tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57963217833047641092017-11-05T23:54:33.495-08:00PaintedMyDayshandmade life, homespun love, and pretty things.lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.comBlogger332125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-55072210590403935312012-10-17T14:40:00.000-07:002012-10-17T14:43:30.615-07:00another random re-appearance.I fear that the smart phone has ruined blogging for me. Sending a quick snippet on Instagram is just so much easier. Anyway, this is what I'm wearing today. I'm working on losing a bunch of post-wedding weight that decided to stick around for 2+ years, and I've re-discovered my wardrobe in the process. <p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://mail-attachment.googleusercontent.com/attachment/u/0/?ui=2&ik=108985ec0a&view=att&th=13a70059ad7b21f8&attid=0.1&disp=inline&realattid=1416100967019970560-1&safe=1&zw&saduie=AG9B_P-2cCr0ZhAZXzKD5YYYfSmV&sadet=1350509629685&sads=NeqGeAzezx_wluSS2ePGjdpeYoM" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="500" width="500" src="https://mail-attachment.googleusercontent.com/attachment/u/0/?ui=2&ik=108985ec0a&view=att&th=13a70059ad7b21f8&attid=0.1&disp=inline&realattid=1416100967019970560-1&safe=1&zw&saduie=AG9B_P-2cCr0ZhAZXzKD5YYYfSmV&sadet=1350509629685&sads=NeqGeAzezx_wluSS2ePGjdpeYoM" /></a></div><p>This is my go at mixing patterns. What do you think - does it work? I'm obsessed with this skirt and belt - both from Anthropologie (on sale, of course). The top is actually one of those uber-tight body-hugging dresses from H&M, and the scarf was a gift from a friend. It's actually one of the most "me" clothing items I've ever been gifted and it came from one of the most unlikely sources. Love that. <p>I want to attempt to document more of my outfits - mostly to encourage myself to wear more "internet-worthy" ensembles. Is there anyone still out there who would even be remotely interested in seeing what I wear? lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-91264896484439803322012-07-13T11:04:00.000-07:002012-07-13T11:06:13.496-07:00Why are inspiration and melancholy so intimately entwined? Perhaps it's just me, but that deep longing, the ache of lost opportunity, the dance of desire and dashed hopes - these are the feelings that come upon me when I feel the most inspired. I'm told these things are supposed to be opposites. Inspiration is supposed to incite, to motivate, to fill us with creativity and good feelings. And, it does those things. But, it's always mixed with the feeling that I could do more. I should see more, create more, love more. I see opportunity mixed with loss, beautiful memories mixed with what has gone. <br><br>Apparently inspiration literally means "to breathe in" - how can one breathe in the world around them without feeling a bit melancholic? What's beauty without something to compare it to? Something that we specifically describe as being less. Something not quite as lovely as that other thing, that beautiful, deserving thing over there. But, isn't the most beautiful thing you can find the "diamond in the rough." Aren't our favorite stories those of redemption? The Cinderella stories that capture our hearts. It's those quiet moments, the unexpected, and the beauty in the disaster that shine the brightest. So, then, isn't it natural that some of the ugly, sad, or unwanted would get mixed in? We see beauty and the rest comes along for the ride. Beauty is all of it, then. The good, the bad, and the ugly. That's life. And that's beautiful. <br><br>I've always found a strange kind of joy in listening to sad songs. What was easily considered just being an "emo kid" in my days of old was perhaps a bit of insight into the true, real, beauty of this mix. Real emotion - even the saddest kind - shows the beauty in life. To be that sad, to croon the melody of lost love, dashed dreams, or unexpected downfalls implies the reality of joy. You simply cannot mourn a loss without acknowledging the very real joy, peacefulness, or fulfillment that you once had. And can have again. It's inspiring, but it's also very heart-wrenchingly real. Real hurts. But, it's beautiful.lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-22986881173482569222011-12-24T16:36:00.000-08:002011-12-26T11:29:29.593-08:00Oh, Christmas tree...<center><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/bb61fa80.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/a8b3d143.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/99a2b68e.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/5266ba22.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/fe980c04.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/3e5e35bc.jpg"> <img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/40bcd1c9.jpg"></center><br /><br />Merry Christmas to you all!lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-4847638928489792862011-12-23T09:03:00.000-08:002011-12-23T09:04:19.651-08:00Pray for Jeremy.Hey, so let's ignore the fact that I haven't posted in <i>forever</i>, shall we? Thanks. Technically, my excuse is that I created a Word Press site to unveil my new event planning name and then I got stuck on the customizing and aesthetics, so it's all on hold. But, we're ignoring the large gap in time, right? Is anyone still here?<br /><br />I'm writing today to ask all you praying folk to join me today in prayer for a dear friend. He's the worship leader at my church and has big plans to move to Nashville in a few months to pursue his music career. Well, on Sunday, he was admitted to the hospital after some major swelling in his face and neck led to the discovery of a very large mass in his chest.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/c60a6785.jpg"></center><br />You can visit a site with updates and such about Jeremy <a href="http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jeremyhicks">here</a>.<br />Originally the doctors thought it was lymphoma, but the official biopsy diagnosis has revealed that it is actually a rare form of cancerous tumor, but that the hopes of recovery are very high. <br /><br />As his father has said, "We received a diagnosis and it changed from the preliminary diagnosis! Jeremy has Mediastional Germ Cell Tumor Seminomatous, evidently a dormant tumor that has developed a life of it's own and is really big and malignant. The aggressive chemo starts tonight. The treatment cycle should end in about 4 months. The outlook for healing is very good with some dark, dangerous days and weeks ahead. We covet your prayers throughout this whole process. More details will be posted tomorrow."<br /><br />A group of friends and members of my church are getting together at 1:30 (pacific) at the hospital to pray over Jeremy as he begins chemo. Please join me if you will. I believe in a God who is Mighty Healer and who has great plans for my friend. Thanks.lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-81202420360832097772011-09-10T10:28:00.001-07:002011-09-12T10:11:10.521-07:00Ruche look.<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div style='position:relative;width:500px;height:500px;'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/ruche/set?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed&amp;id=36880433'><img force='1' border='0' height='500' title='Ruche' src='http://embed.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-set/cid/36880433/id/CAdoTdLb4BGo5mJfGXrrdw/size/x.jpg' alt='Ruche' width='500'/></a></div><br /><div><small><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/ruche/set?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed&amp;id=36880433'>Ruche</a> by <a href='http://paintedmydays.polyvore.com/?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed'>paintedmydays</a> featuring <a href='http://www.polyvore.com/silver_flower_jewelry/shop?query=silver+flower+jewelry'>silver flower jewelry</a></small></div><small><div style='padding-top:16px'><p style='clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=41249722' rel='nofollow'><img force='1' height='50' style='border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;' src='http://ak2.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/41249722.jpg' hspace='4' align='left' width='50'/></a><div style='margin-bottom:8px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=41249722' rel='nofollow'>Sleeved dress</a><br />$53 - shopruche.com<br /><br style='display:none'/></div></p><p style='clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=40833423' rel='nofollow'><img force='1' height='50' style='border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;' src='http://ak2.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/40833423.jpg' hspace='4' align='left' width='50'/></a><div style='margin-bottom:8px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=40833423' rel='nofollow'>Tight</a><br />$48 - anthropologie.com<br /><br style='display:none'/></div></p><p style='clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=41297845' rel='nofollow'><img force='1' height='50' style='border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;' src='http://ak1.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/41297845.jpg' hspace='4' align='left' width='50'/></a><div style='margin-bottom:8px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=41297845' rel='nofollow'>Bow heels</a><br />$39 - shopruche.com<br /><br style='display:none'/></div></p><p style='clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=41972205' rel='nofollow'><img force='1' height='50' style='border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;' src='http://ak1.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/41972205.jpg' hspace='4' align='left' width='50'/></a><div style='margin-bottom:8px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=41972205' rel='nofollow'>Silver flower jewelry</a><br />$15 - shopruche.com<br /><br style='display:none'/></div></p><p style='clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=24451559' rel='nofollow'><img force='1' height='50' style='border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;' src='http://ak2.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/24451559.jpg' hspace='4' align='left' width='50'/></a><div style='margin-bottom:8px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=24451559' rel='nofollow'>photo op camera case</a><br />$30 - shopruche.com<br /><br style='display:none'/></div></p></div></small></div>I apologize for posting this with no explanation - I meant to just publish the board to Polyvore for later use, but I guess it decided to publish it to my blog automatically. Anyway, this is a fun look I decided to create from items I've been loving over at <a href="http://shopruche.com/">Ruche</a> (except the tights - they're from Anthropologie.) I'm so looking forward to cooler weather so I can wear fun ensembles with tights to work. We're getting close - I'm wearing boots today!lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-64992114863031795912011-09-02T12:33:00.000-07:002011-09-02T12:33:40.066-07:00Friday fun.Just a few links I've been <s>wasting time with</s> enjoying:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hyptod.com/games/hipster-dress-up/">Hipster dress-up</a>: I loved paper dolls as a kid, so what's not to love about creating your own hipster boys and dressing them in the hippest fashion? haha. I love how I've been able to create exact replicas of basically every one of my guy friends.<br /><br />I'm working on plans for a retro formal cocktail party for my (and a friend's) birthday - I found an awesome <a href="http://formalfringe.com/2010/12/30/retro-new-years-cocktail-party-playlist/">playlist</a> and <a href="http://formalfringe.com/2011/08/26/start-spreading-the-booze-bar-signs-bottle-labels/">bar signs</a> from <A href="http://formalfringe.com/">Formal Fringe</a>.<br /><br />My Buffy/Angel binge is about 95% complete now (I've finished Buffy and am in the last season and Angel) - here's a super helpful <a href="http://buffyfest.blogspot.com/2009/04/buffyangel-episode-watching-guide.html">episode guide</a> if you want to binge as well and like things in order.<br /><br />I guess that's it for now - what fun links have you been enjoying lately?lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-8719846454470725312011-08-29T07:37:00.000-07:002011-08-29T07:37:00.687-07:00Finally, after 50+ years...Barbie and Ken have finally tied the knot. They've <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/feb2004/nf20040217_1253_db042.htm">broken up</a>, they've gotten <a href="http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/02/14/ken-barbie-back-together-valentines-day/">back together</a>, and now they're Mr. and Mrs. Want proof? Just look and see...<br /><br /><center><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/30218442.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/372e7254.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/d0f9c022.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/215dcd61.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/5b058fa4.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/5e2ee9c2.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/9bf6a542.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/99428dcc.jpg"><br />photos <a href="http://www.glamour.com/weddings/blogs/save-the-date/2011/08/real-wedding-album-barbie-ken.html?mbid=sharebar_twitter">source</a>.</center><br />Photographer <a href="http://blog.beatrice-dg.com/">Beatrice de Guigne</a> was lucky enough to shoot the classic couple's wedding. You can <a href="http://blog.beatrice-dg.com/?p=3716">see more</a> of it and read <a href="http://blog.beatrice-dg.com/?p=3810">the details</a> on her blog. She also shot some <a href="http://blog.beatrice-dg.com/?p=519"> boudoir</a> <a href="http://blog.beatrice-dg.com/?p=519">sessions</a> with the lovely bride.<br /><br />Haha, awesome, right? Actually, I was definitely more in the cool rather than crazy camp <i>before</i> I saw her more <a href="http://blog.beatrice-dg.com/?p=2325">"artistic"</a> boudoir shoot. Either way, they're some great photos that must have been a ton of work to pull off. What do you think of Barbie and Ken's wedding?lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-16285647481108298602011-08-22T11:27:00.000-07:002011-08-22T11:27:54.150-07:00Engagement Shoot WIN!Oh. my. If you read <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/">weddingbee</a>, you've probably already seen this e-shoot (heck, it's probably all over the internet already), but I could not help but share.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://www-static.weddingbee.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/21/4.jpg"></center><br />Looks like a pretty typical cute vintage picnic engagement shoot with an adorable couple and a great photographer, right? Wait, what's that creeping in the background?<br /><br />See the whole series of shots <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2011/08/22/damn-these-kids-are-cool/#more-211980">here</a>.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://www-static.weddingbee.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/21/10.jpg"><br />images via <a href="http://www.weddingjojo.com/benandjuliana/login">weddingjojo</a> and <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2011/08/22/damn-these-kids-are-cool/#more-211980">Mrs. D'orsay.</a></center><br />A couple that can kill a Zombie together and still look that cute is sure to have a long, happy, and awesome-filled marriage. I love it.lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-90842399521522250052011-08-08T14:11:00.000-07:002011-08-08T14:13:36.857-07:00Monday eye candy.<a href="http://sarahshreves.com/">Sarah Shreves</a> posted sneak photos from Regina and Bryan's wedding. Remember their dreamy <a href="http://bridesideoflife.blogspot.com/2011/04/dreamland.html">engagement shoot</a>? It sure looks like the wedding didn't disappoint.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/4a3ae3cf.jpg"><br /><a href="http://sarahshreves.com">source.</a></center><br />I just love how the bride, groom, and photographer all came from my tiny class in high school. Man, my class had some beauty and talent, don't you think?<br /><br />Happy Monday to you all! I'm working on a major life revitalization - eating better, working out more, crafting, and overall a more effective use of my time. Convenient that I'm soo close to finishing my Buffy binge.<br /><br />edit: do the photos look insanely huge to you? I re-size them, but for some reason they still show up full size for the first few hours on my blog. ???lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-73740359369259813372011-08-04T15:01:00.000-07:002011-08-04T15:08:45.585-07:00I'ma bake you a cake.Ever since an <a href="http://bridesideoflife.blogspot.com/2011/03/flower-education.html">educational event</a> with <a href="http://blissevent.com/">Bliss Events</a> at <a href="http://sweetcheeksbaking.com/">Sweet Cheeks Baking Co.</a>, I've wanted desperately to try my hand at baking a cake from scratch. I even went as far as inventing party ideas just so I could bake a cake for it. Turns out, I didn't need to invent a party - my side job was celebrating their one year anniversary since opening last June with a potluck!<br /><br /><center><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/62d6cc9b.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/128d3e37.jpg"> <img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/64659878.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/dcf66e45.jpg"> <img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/de45183b.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/a5bfa0af.jpg"></center><br />Banana cake with peanut butter and nutella filling - It's not the prettiest thing I've ever seen, but it was fun - and delicious! The cake recipe is from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Baking-Cookbook/dp/1740455428/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1312494650&sr=8-2">here</a>. I don't necessarily recommend the book because it was written in Britain and the recipes require fancy (read: more expensive and harder to find in America) ingredients like self-rising flour and caster sugar, but the cover is super cute and the cake was delicious. I made <a href="http://www.wilton.com/recipe/Peanut-Butter-Filling">this</a> peanut butter filling for one layer and used Nutella for the second layer of filling. (You might have noticed baking chocolate in the original ingredients photo - I was going to make my own chocolate filling but got lazy. Nutella is delicious, anyway.) Then I made a buttercream frosting, but I don't remember where I got that recipe. Um, as you can see from the photos, buttercream melts in the sun. But, I didn't care - it was tasty.<br /><br />My only major cake baking advice that you may not already know is this:<br />1) Bake the cake (and the fillings and icing if you like) a day early and stick em' (unassembled) in the fridge. Assemble after it's all cooled and settled.<br />2) pipe your outside icing around the edges of the layers - it keeps the filling from seeping out. (As you can see in a photo above.)<br /><br />After days of kitchen fun, I headed out to the beach (thank goodness I got someone else to drive me so I could carry the cake - I'm a crazy person for baking a three-layer cake, putting it on an antique stand, and expecting to be able to drive myself across town with it.) After we all got our fill of the deliciousness, I promptly won a sandcastle contest (and re-used the cake's decor!) Hooray for crazy adventures.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/58c9c758.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/cd013f0f.jpg"><br /><small>all photos personal photos.</small></center>lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-64527801299052326332011-08-03T09:11:00.000-07:002011-08-03T09:11:59.429-07:00Lovely Lake Tahoe.I got to spend the weekend here.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/d20e2b02.jpg"></center><br />and now I'm spending some quality time with my old college roommates and the newest addition - Leslie's beautiful baby girl.lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-56443977008816423472011-07-26T11:00:00.001-07:002011-07-26T11:04:21.132-07:00Another Summer Work Day<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div style='position:relative;width:500px;height:500px;'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/another_summer_work_day/set?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed&amp;id=34601195'><img force='1' border='0' height='500' title='Another Summer Work Day' src='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set?.out=jpg&amp;id=oJEAI7G34BG9QzwmpH-38A&amp;size=x' alt='Another Summer Work Day' width='500'/></a></div><br /><div><small><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/another_summer_work_day/set?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed&amp;id=34601195'>Another Summer Work Day</a> by <a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed&amp;id=551187&amp;name=paintedmydays'>paintedmydays</a> featuring a <a href='http://www.polyvore.com/gold_necklace/shop?query=gold+necklace'>gold necklace</a></small></div><small><div style='padding-top:16px'><p style='clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=37747421' rel='nofollow'><img force='1' height='50' style='border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;' src='http://img2.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&amp;size=s&amp;tid=37747421' hspace='4' align='left' width='50'/></a><div style='margin-bottom:8px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=37747421' rel='nofollow'>Ribbed tank top</a><br />$20 - witchery.com.au<br /><br style='display:none'/></div></p><p style='clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=37953828' rel='nofollow'><img force='1' height='50' style='border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;' src='http://img2.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&amp;size=s&amp;tid=37953828' hspace='4' align='left' width='50'/></a><div style='margin-bottom:8px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=37953828' rel='nofollow'>V neck tee</a><br />$17 - alloy.com<br /><br style='display:none'/></div></p><p style='clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=36333502' rel='nofollow'><img force='1' height='50' style='border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;' src='http://img2.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&amp;size=s&amp;tid=36333502' hspace='4' align='left' width='50'/></a><div style='margin-bottom:8px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=36333502' rel='nofollow'>Miss Selfridge high waisted skirt</a><br />£22 - missselfridge.com<br /><br style='display:none'/></div></p><p style='clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=33434881' rel='nofollow'><img force='1' height='50' style='border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;' src='http://img1.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&amp;size=s&amp;tid=33434881' hspace='4' align='left' width='50'/></a><div style='margin-bottom:8px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=33434881' rel='nofollow'>Rip Curl Girls flat sandals</a><br />$40 - swell.com<br /><br style='display:none'/></div></p><p style='clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=34648874' rel='nofollow'><img force='1' height='50' style='border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;' src='http://img1.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&amp;size=s&amp;tid=34648874' hspace='4' align='left' width='50'/></a><div style='margin-bottom:8px'><br style='display:none'/></div></p></div></small></div><br />This is today's outfit. I'd probably be happy wearing a pencil skirt every day for the rest of my life. Okay, that's not true - I love jeans. But I'm loving the more casual get-ups with pencil skirts these days.<br /><br />I'll be heading up to Lake Tahoe for a family reunion this weekend and I'm in charge of photos and video, so I'm sure I'll have some to share. Until then, I'm hoping to get some past adventures us that I still haven't posted about.<br /><br />Have a happy Tuesday!lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-70863828786373223712011-07-20T08:49:00.000-07:002011-07-20T08:51:10.220-07:00Ruche Look Book.I love pretty pictures. and pretty clothes. and shoes. Oh, and I love sunsets in California, vintage luggage, and vintage beach cruiser bikes. All of these things make appearances in <a href="http://www.shopruche.com/">Ruche's</a> Summer Look Book. Plus, the models are adorable.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/8f0042f2.jpg"></center><br /><br />You can view it <a href="http://www.shopruche.com/lookbook_summer_resort.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=summerresort&utm_campaign=email_2011_07_18">here</a>. Gosh, I've been all about clothes lately. I guess it's from the wardrobe re-invention that a change of season brings.lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-2567247443849400572011-07-18T10:25:00.001-07:002011-07-18T10:32:31.385-07:00Summertime.This is almost exactly what I'm wearing at work today. Pretty much everyone is out on vacation, and summer has tended to make things quite a bit more lax, so I opted for sandals and a tank top.<br /><br /><div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div style='position:relative;width:500px;height:500px;'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/summertime/set?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed&amp;id=34201505'><img force='1' border='0' height='500' title='Summertime.' src='http://embed.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-set/cid/34201505/id/_KFW3GKx4BGYXqzivhX51Q/size/x.jpg' alt='Summertime.' width='500'/></a></div><br /><div><small><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/summertime/set?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed&amp;id=34201505'>Summertime.</a> by <a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed&amp;id=551187&amp;name=paintedmydays'>paintedmydays</a> featuring <a href='http://www.polyvore.com/beaded_thong_sandals/shop?query=beaded+thong+sandals'>beaded thong sandals</a></small></div><small><div style='padding-top:16px'><p style='clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=37171295' rel='nofollow'><img force='1' height='50' style='border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;' src='http://ak2.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/37171295.jpg' hspace='4' align='left' width='50'/></a><div style='margin-bottom:8px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=37171295' rel='nofollow'>Ruffle top</a><br />$45 - modcloth.com<br /><br style='display:none'/></div></p><p style='clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=31737673' rel='nofollow'><img force='1' height='50' style='border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;' src='http://ak2.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/31737673.jpg' hspace='4' align='left' width='50'/></a><div style='margin-bottom:8px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=31737673' rel='nofollow'>BKE v neck tank</a><br />$12 - buckle.com<br /><br style='display:none'/></div></p><p style='clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=36708647' rel='nofollow'><img force='1' height='50' style='border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;' src='http://ak2.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/36708647.jpg' hspace='4' align='left' width='50'/></a><div style='margin-bottom:8px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=36708647' rel='nofollow'>Halogen knee length pencil skirt</a><br />$46 - nordstrom.com<br /><br style='display:none'/></div></p><p style='clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=15015084' rel='nofollow'><img force='1' height='50' style='border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;' src='http://ak1.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/15015084.jpg' hspace='4' align='left' width='50'/></a><div style='margin-bottom:8px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=15015084' rel='nofollow'>Steve Madden beaded thong sandals</a><br />$25 - lorisshoes.com<br /><br style='display:none'/></div></p></div></small></div><br />I'm doing my best to enjoy my summer days - which leads to busy late-night outings, and hours watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer (ahhh, I totally get all the girls I've known who have been madly in love with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_%28Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer%29">Spike</a> now!) But please bear with me - I haven't abandoned this blog, I'm just figuring out what I want out of blogging. I love any and all of you who are still reading - please don't stop.lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-22390197648964613292011-07-09T09:20:00.000-07:002011-07-09T09:20:59.896-07:00Maxi dress mayhem.So, I've really been craving some retail therapy lately. I've been working my weekends away with day-of wedding coordination, church/work events, etc. that I feel like I've earned a pretty bit to spend.. and apparently that leads to the burning a hole in the pocket scenario. So anyway, I peeked into Anthropologie for just a moment last night and I bought this dress:<br /><br /><center><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/8911d90f.jpg"><br /><a href="http://effortlessanthropologie.blogspot.com/2011/02/eye-candy-anthropologie-march-2011.html">source.</a></center><br />I bought it in a size that was way too small and justified the $70 price tag because it was originally a ridiculous $268. I got it home, forced myself to admit that the biggest size they had left at all the stores in the area (yeah, I had them check) was still too small, and miraculously found a bigger size available online. I rushed a purchase and raced back to the store to return the first one just as they were closing. This morning, mere hours later, the dress is completely out of stock and unavailable online.<br /><br /><i>Funny story: I did a Google search for this dress this morning because it's no longer available on anthropologie.com and found a picture of a girl from my class in high school wearing it. (She works at an Anthropologie store and apparently they had a fashion show that someone blogged about.)</i><br /><br />I couldn't just be happy with my fortune - oh no. Now that I was officially shopping online for a dress, I also bought this:<br /><br /><center><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/eaa39fb3.jpg"><br /><a href="http://www.shopruche.com/lighthearted-laughter-ruffle-front-maxi-dress-p-7432.html">From Ruche.</a></center><br />It was $20+ less than the Anthro dress and looks promising. Oh, and there's only one left as of this morning on Ruche. Apparently last night was the time to buy.<br /><br />So now I'm waiting for both dresses to come in so I can try them on and decide on one and send the other back. Let the waiting game begin. I just want my maxi dress, dangit!lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-25438279693517253812011-07-06T14:52:00.001-07:002011-07-06T14:54:17.997-07:00Summer Wants<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div style='position:relative;width:500px;height:500px;'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/summer_wants/set?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed&amp;id=33643577'><img force='1' border='0' height='500' title='Summer Wants' src='http://embed.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-set/cid/33643577/id/sruUJhqo4BGNUa2FiR3Kjw/size/x.jpg' alt='Summer Wants' width='500'/></a></div><br /><div><small><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/summer_wants/set?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed&amp;id=33643577'>Summer Wants</a> by <a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed&amp;id=551187&amp;name=paintedmydays'>paintedmydays</a> featuring <a href='http://www.polyvore.com/summer_evening_dresses/shop?query=summer+evening+dresses'>summer evening dresses</a></small></div><small><div style='padding-top:16px'><p style='clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=32844498' rel='nofollow'><img force='1' height='50' style='border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;' src='http://ak1.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/32844498.jpg' hspace='4' align='left' width='50'/></a><div style='margin-bottom:8px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=32844498' rel='nofollow'>Tibi summer evening dress</a><br />$446 - my-wardrobe.com<br /><br style='display:none'/></div></p><p style='clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=35700395' rel='nofollow'><img force='1' height='50' style='border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;' src='http://ak1.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/35700395.jpg' hspace='4' align='left' width='50'/></a><div style='margin-bottom:8px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=35700395' rel='nofollow'>Miu Miu patent leather high heels</a><br />$550 - net-a-porter.com<br /><br style='display:none'/></div></p><p style='clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=36762183' rel='nofollow'><img force='1' height='50' style='border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;' src='http://ak1.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/36762183.jpg' hspace='4' align='left' width='50'/></a><div style='margin-bottom:8px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=36762183' rel='nofollow'>Backpack bag</a><br />$41 - kohls.com<br /><br style='display:none'/></div></p><p style='clear:both;margin:0em;padding:0px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=35135534' rel='nofollow'><img force='1' height='50' style='border:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0 8px 8px 0;padding:2px;background-color:#ffffff;' src='http://ak2.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/s/tid/35135534.jpg' hspace='4' align='left' width='50'/></a><div style='margin-bottom:8px'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing.outbound?.embedder=551187&amp;.mid=embed-imagelist&amp;id=35135534' rel='nofollow'>Marc by Marc Jacobs oversized aviator sunglasses</a><br />$98 - piperlime.gap.com<br /><br style='display:none'/></div></p></div></small></div><br />I'd love to throw on this lovely Maxi dress and stroll around Balboa Park or the beach today. I've been wanting a long sundress, nude pumps, a new white bag, and some oversized aviators for quite some time now. Today, I just realized how nicely they'd all work together.lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-74285031625078565862011-06-19T12:40:00.000-07:002011-06-19T12:40:31.578-07:00Daddy DayHappy Father's day, Daddy.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/fam11.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/6bbee5b2.jpg"></center><br /><br />I love you.lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-35884942372817971562011-06-01T22:10:00.000-07:002011-06-01T22:10:51.206-07:00Where did May go?I love this man.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/e1eef728.jpg"></center><br /><br />I also love that I took this photo at Steak'n'Shake while enjoying a delicious meal while celebrating a whole year of marriage. Wait, what? It's been a year (and some change) already? Yeah, I missed the whole post wedding pictures and reminisce on your anniversary deal - it's not even our anniversary month anymore. I owe you an anniversary post, sorry.lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-8585684415176560632011-05-11T20:50:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:31:49.926-07:00Tabletop organization.I've been plagued by piles my entire life - give my family a flat surface and you're sure to find piles upon piles of mail, magazines, junk you just don't know what to do with, you name it. My dad actually claims to have a "master plan" for organizing his and my mom's house - which really just means more piles. Anyway, I definitely inherited my dad's pile genes (and married another pile-prone man.) Want proof? This is what our little pantry table looked like on a good day:<br /><br /><center><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/2e197a6f.jpg" /></center><br />Full disclosure: this was <i>after</i> I spent a good hour sorting through the piles on this articular space - I recycled, shredded, and filed away more than three times what you see here. Anyway, this spot has always bothered me - even when our little house is otherwise spotless, the piles just make the whole place look cluttered. I decided we needed a plan, and fast.<br /><br />After some good time recycling, shredding, and filing away most of said piles, I came up with this:<br /><br /><center><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/94aedd39.jpg" /></center><br />Isn't it lovely? The suitcase was a wedding prop, the roses are from my mom's yard, and the great little organizer was a part of a kitchen set wedding gift from my aunt. Now, as long as we can remember to stuff our mail and coupons in the organizer and <i>get rid of the junk</i>, we shouldn't have the regular piles. The best part? I was able to store tons of my craft stuff in the suitcase and finally get rid of that bright green/pink box that it's been in since the eighth grade.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/8a65921e.jpg" /> <img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/7c02d9d3.jpg" /></center><br />Now, even though the rest of the house is a mess, I can breathe easy when I look at this spot. Amazing what a little organization and charm can do to a space.lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-51429081784010450822011-05-11T07:50:00.000-07:002011-05-11T07:50:00.342-07:00Another World.I love this quote by C.S. Lewis. Inspired by some of the beautiful graphic work floating around Pinterest and the internet as a whole, I decided to take a crack at an illustrated quote.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/52480d75.jpg"></center><br /><br />Recognize that globe? I made the print on Illustrator last night. It's not perfect, but it was done ver quickly and I certainly have not been trained in graphic design. I'll always be my worst critic anyhow.<br /><br />I tried printing it out on off-white cardstock, but the teal text printed out dark blue. Any ideas how I can fix that? (It might be as simple as changing my ink... but what color would I be low on to make it darker?)<br /><br />Anyway, I love the idea about creating my own prints to frame around the house - the quotes can be so personal that way.lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-41422074297876881572011-05-10T12:28:00.000-07:002011-05-10T12:28:48.573-07:00Chalkboards revisited.I re-pinned both of these images on <a href="http://pinterest.com/">Pinterest</a> this morning<br /><br /><center><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/eb22fbd4.jpg"> <img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/ede4ce07.jpg"></center><br />They're completely different in design and function, but they're both chalkboards. Beautiful chalkboards. They reminded me of my love of chalkboards in design and the fact that I have this guy sitting around from the wedding still:<br /><br /><center><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/DSC_0456-1.jpg"></center><br />Sorry, that's the best photo I could find of him - see him hiding among all the other wedding stuff?<br /><br />Anyway, I was always planning on re-selling my wedding chalkboard to make up for some of the cost, but it's been a year now and I still have it - In fact, I think it's still in the trunk of my car from driving it home from the wedding. My chalkboard is an a-frame stand with a board on both sides (more like the first photo), but I'm wondering if I could take on a little DIY power and attach it to the wall (like the second photo) - it really would be nice to have a menu board, or perhaps a calendar, like that one.<br /><br />I guess I'll play around with it and see what I can do. I hope you're all having a fantastic week!lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-5795708465669374972011-05-02T16:13:00.000-07:002011-05-02T16:23:20.534-07:00Reminder.I was scrolling through old posts and was reminded of my goals for the year. Let's see how I've done now that we're in the fifth month.<br /><br /><center>[1] sell something on etsy.<br />[2] fit back into my skinny jeans.<br /><i>I now fit back into my regular jeans and not just my fat ones - that's a step.</i><br />[3] celebrate our one year anniversary in Julian or outside of San Diego.<br /><i>we're going to Vegas - to be crossed off soon.</i><br />[4] travel somewhere I've never been.<i>Vegas.</i><br />[5] <s>advance in my job / or have a new job that works towards my goals.</s><br /><i>Yay! New job with some event planning included.</i><br />[6] send Christmas cards to friends and family before Christmas.<br />[7] cook a full dinner at least once a week.<br /><i>eh, I don't know if I've succeeded every week... I'll have to remember to work on this.</i><br />[8] cook/bake something new (following a recipe) once a month.<br /><i>Again, I just need to remember this goal.</i><br />[9] read the Bible / spend significant time in prayer every day.<br /><i>Fail. Never too late to start, right?</i><br />[10] have a day/night full of adventure - and photos to show it.<br /><I>so far this year has provided some good times... the photos are lacking though.</i><br />[11] be the head coordinator for someone's wedding.<br />[12] regularly sell things on etsy.<br />[13] prioritize weekly date nights with my husband.<br /><i>Success! We've named Monday night our official date night and done pretty well keeping it.</i><br />[14] <s>join bank accounts and budget so that we're actually saving.</s> <i>Done!</I></center><br /><br />So, a few items in progress or to be completed soon and two items completely done - that's not too shabby, right?lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-35897415243397603352011-05-02T10:57:00.000-07:002011-05-02T11:02:03.364-07:00Creation.Have any of you seen this stunning time-lapse video? It captures the milky way galaxy among many other beautiful scenes from nature in such an amazing way. It really makes me so grateful to love and serve a God who can create such beauty.<br /><br /><center><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/22439234" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/22439234">The Mountain</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/terjes">Terje Sorgjerd</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p></center><br />The video is by Terje Sorgjerd and a bigger version of it can be seen <a href="http://shuttersalt.com/blog/most-amazing-time-lapse-video-milky-way-ever-made-seriously">here</a>. Found via <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com">Stumble Upon</a>.<br /><br />Have a beautiful Monday!lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-24579439136130278822011-04-28T09:15:00.000-07:002011-04-29T15:23:36.173-07:00Headshots.When I went to the <a href="http://bridesideoflife.blogspot.com/2011/03/flower-education.html">Flower Education Event</a> with <a href="http://blissevent.com/">Bliss</a>, I got some headshots taken. We had Shannon from <a href="http://www.studiocarre.com/">Studio Carre</a> with us so that we could get good group shots for the website, and Shannon decided to throw in some individual shots of each lady.<br /><br />I've already ruled out a few where I look ridiculous, but these two turned out pretty well.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/6eaf36d5.jpg"> <img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/627e7684.jpg"></center><br />Yes, I realize they are almost identical - I just can't decide which I like best. What do you think? Which of these photos looks best to you?lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796321783304764109.post-69829794643626179332011-04-26T07:58:00.000-07:002011-04-26T07:58:10.178-07:00Daily Wear: Black and Blue at work.After a great workout yesterday morning, I felt like dressing up a bit for work. This dress is not necessarily something I would normally buy - I tend to shy away from busy prints, but it was way on sale at the Banana Republic factory outlet, and it's become a nice item to have in my closet.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/31341794.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/15f40a5f.jpg"> <img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/paintedmydays/Blog/ef7cb605.jpg"></center><br />Please excuse the cut off head in the first shot. It was the best photo of the clothes, but the absolute worst of my face.<br /><br />It was nice to bare my (extremely pale) legs and hope that the walk to and from my car provided them with a bit of much needed sunlight. David and I had a date night out for Italian food this evening, so I got to stretch this outfit further. Amazingly, I wore these shoes all day with absolutely no pain or troubles - granted most of the day I was sitting at my desk.<br /><br />And yes, as you can see, we currently have the awesome street-find couch outside. It absolutely will not fit in our house and we've exhausted our storage options. I'm thinking it's probably time to consider re-craigslisting it. Maybe I can make a profit. Don't worry - it's under an overhang for the night.<br /><br /><center><small>Dress: Banana Republic Factory Outlet, $19?, Jacket: Banana Republic (with suit pants), Belt: Modcloth, $15, Necklace: Antique store, $5, Shoes: Nordstrom, $45?</small></center>lauralove.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08088717355828919303noreply@blogger.com1